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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-02

I,terostinp Results obt,ineJ nv Prof.
rnnl, Of tha,rxu.riuurut stn,ion
Prot. W. W. COOKE o' the S'ate A4rl
cultural Experiment station, has issued
a hulleliu ,buviup the milk producing
,.i,,o 80 .n,.r.,t kind. If fnod rnt co.vs
'. 49, ~. ,..ti,,,,..'
IL II III I"l' 10 lO''""''
The experiments to he detailed I'D TINS
bullett were performed on the farm Of
MI, Gc,r,e W whitney. at Wnli>tou.
~, ,rhs .,..,,,..i, ~, a. b.o r..,,I,s III,
Nv " -,
talhed on the o'her IdI 'HS Will appear !"
the annual report.
rur cow PEA.
This plant, more resembling bean IMAM
a pea. is in much Teputc at the south, as
, ,,rean foddpr II WAS suwu in drills. ON
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" |l"N'"s '''', 60 ~,
ultluh ana hau "ven 'h"""l." WIN ~
loads to the acre OF gOod stable manure.
The growth was not large, The plants
,,o,.. iins,n,uci auu were injured nv
." NJ. ,,I,,, Iii init,
taliA iI"S = wiz" ''''' " ''i''i' P'' ''''i
H" ,d "'r" i'tt'', s. it,, ,,l,,,t o1so balance
ne StI"ueIIa l'"Ytl p''nU CO.
- lhr ptt ''Hl',s tiN,a ,' ~,
tue HIo"lu ~ loN .u"O tp, 90 W.
ne pul siu'il ""loun, V. t"t.,i ,.i,,ht
IoldEe IL ~ ur,s. ',i". ,,,',i,,II,,
per acre u q"'le c"uS!,i't""'C' = o,''i,s
Wneh ~ H'|"IS n"'i ,""7 f,t,I ,,
."\Vu Hl'V az tI,. n,d ,,., ga
tue Wv r'"' ''U1'' -, st{.,,,,Iar ~ II
H"'H NH-",t -, =" - Pi,,,t t,,.o and =,
Ply 80 q" co., ~ ,,,,au fnider
,rt .,.,.,,..I ,l,u contaminated the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-02

inal tim thy. west. s2 81 az 20 clover, North,
!NgA14C per b over, West, Sl~13c; red top
w It, per 80 ID sack, g012 10; jersey, 2 lOdD
nAY-We quote Choice prime nay. sl,a.8;
fan toy cd $,i5rlG Eastern line 81 N ID. uvr
ordinary may SluGti4: EAST swaloS t'l. 5e
straw, chuIcc, Si1QBto some fancy .. u 4uer
POTATOES Huulton rose, nu-hcl,
6J,5c: hOuituu HrhtOHs. s5c; Arc -f... ..sc.
ijc.; Aroostook IIchrpns, soc. V,Hno rose.
zoe York rose, Il a 10; cw Yut. = q Hc.-
mon Burbank, f,m7ic; Northc p .,.. ms.
;GSi5c; Nuttheru pccrl' s, 7t01t: u' Ics,
tioP> Choice Is 8 East ern anJ y W w. b..
- pr purrWuu TO medium, lod
to choice l~~t a. u0'lG
GRAIN-t,ru IS very firm. hut : ,.l, ue
s.oWiS,u"lLS To- urhiah prices asked. ste M
yellow !, he'd It 62l9@6 C., and steamer mix
ed AT Gll. 0G2c per bu>h"l Oats have adj
note su'es OF No > white at 3aGt}0%c ucr
nus1el as 10 'ocl n. i.rdn /. selling at $50 90
to % - tor >I'rug. and S3'fG25 - tor winter :
middlug- at 81 A. cotton seed meal at S24 n
on So t. and s.!j . toHrve.
GREEN FIR lr The apples trade has been
liant md are uuchuugrd. SO. Rildwius are
steal, ur S2H3 - pr har'cl. and b,sD Green
INK ANA IuuoaIdlnn~ cymmtnl s.. Far to
GraNcnSicIu- ana snow range up to 80 10 g p.
Dried uPplc- ar. quiet aud -tohdy tIH6c per
pound for 3 duca. AMI To lie per pound
for evap rated. Cranherres are continue
easy Al $j.5uNG1J per barred.
WOOL-Tne denhud for wool has been
quite steady AID urices are sustained
on all desirable grades. The sales Of ONO
and pcuus, wanna h'ec"s have been a. $40
3l12 for &,3lN3:l9 fo' Xxx and 3214Gt33 for \ Y
Michigan y IL. COS are selling AT 2g1-uc T. Do.
Fine delalne Is &C rec and il demand, with
prices til I'm a. Il sales OF ohio at 35c, and
Michig t 3!i4U}ic T. 10. Territory wool
moves freely at oJ6tGUc i ID, secured, as to
quality, for tluc ana med diam, Texas and
pulCd woods are in GOOD demand IN the range
Of .j1l itc, as % quality, for suptrs aud extra.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-02
LITIGATION OF THE FARMERS.
Whatthe University and State AgrlCul
tural College il Doing for Them.

From the BrattlChOrO Phoenix.
1t seems to us that the scheme Of Prot.
Cooke of our Vermont Agricultural col
lege, to give the farmers of the state the
benefit of a short winter course in agri-
culture is an eminently wise and com
mendable one. Particulars are given in
full in the circular printed in our agricul-
tural department to-day, The cost Of the
course, it will be seen, is purely nominal,
recurring no expenditure except for board
and car fares.
Much has been said for years about the
necessity of "A scientific education for our
farmers. The newspapers have empha-
sized it and agricultural speakers have
urged it. Gen. Grout, himself a practical
farmer, who has made scientific farming a
financial success, dwelt earnestly and con
yincingly on the necessity of practical
knowledge of the chemistry of farming in
his excellent address at the Wilmington
fair. But in spite of all this, scientific ed
ucation has seemed to be an impoSsibility
for the average farmer and his sons, and
To many il has seemed that the agriCul-
tural college was only a name and that
nothing of practical benefit really came
from II.
Here, however, in the scheme for the
coming winter, is a chance to prove the
contrary. 1t is not pretended that "A com
plete knowledge of agricultural chemistry
can be given in few weeks time, but 1t
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-02

Novelties as n rule are looked upon with
incredulity However, when Wick and
The English florists who have been instru-
mental in introducing it to notice agree
that the above named double bcgonia Is
the coming plant, and will within a short
space Of time, be seen in every market
and window, as is the fuchsia and ccra-
rium, it is time the public should lo told
something about it. All the culture it
seems to require is propagation like
dahlias. The begoEa Louis Bouchct has
gained in England at the Royal Botanic
shows first class certificates as a striking
novelty, and connOsscurs, both abroad
and at home, are encouraging the cultiNa-
ton of begonias with monstrous bloom,
having grown tired Of the ordinary bios
SONS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-02
The Local Market.

BURLINGTOS, Dec. !, 1857.
Dairy products, fruits, vegetables, meat
and fish, remain practically unchanged
this week. The quotations are as follows !.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
Butter is % to 2S cents a pound. Cheese is
14to IS cents apound. Sage cheese isl6 cents
a pound. Eggs, are ~ io3O cents uozen.
Eancv cheeses are rs follows: Pineapple
cheeses Is cts. to el.2j each according
to size; Roquefort cheese 40 cts. pound {,
English dairy - cents; Edam 500 each;
Nenfchatel 4 cents package; Guada
cheese, 40 cents pound Cheddar
cheese, 81 q piece Dutch cheese 10 cents
a pound. MIX cents a quart. PURE Jer-
sey cream 40 cents quart
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Potatoes are 20 cents n peck and sOcents
a bushel Sweet potatoes are TO D
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-02
FARM AND GARDEN.
A GRAIN CHEST FOR POULTRY THAT
PREVENTS WASTE.

como PopuIar-For and Against shoe
Ing Farm Uorscs--A Clever Continuance
for Tightening Wagon Tires.
The extreme drought and heat Of last
Summer caused much trouble with wagon
tires, which would often get clear oil the
wheel before the driver suspected that
they were loose In the cut is represent
cd a convenient device for replacing a tire
when any amount of pounding with Il
stouc or a; would fail. This device,
which was originally illustrated in Rural
New Yorker may be made as follows:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-02

III LIZ ANS ~ I - 'NP'' 80
CHEEsE-Salcs to-day were as follows: 400
boxes a. 9l.c, 600 at 10, so at 1utaC, SO
at l. "a 200 at H., 30 boxes of farm dairl ats 90
H. Buttcr-s1jc, Of a packages of dairy at
lSIi 81 bulk AZ ~.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-02

Procure n horseshoe with long heel
caiks to catch on the edge of the tire; af-
ter puttiug the tire on rs far rs possible
with the hands, then put strong stick or
iron rod through the horseshoe and under
the felloe of the wheel. BY prying down
ward the tire is drawn on
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-02

If now these analyses may be taken as
representing the average quality of the
milk, the records here given seem To show
the following points that the flow of
milk could not De kept up by the oats
after they began to ripen, August 1Lh
that through dislike to the seradelia,
when first fed full quantity of IT was
not eaten the first week, causing dlmln-
ution both in the quantity and quality of
tie milk that the seradella * a good
feed for producing butter. since the
amount of fat in the milk regalned and
even exceeded its first figure, but, a. j.
well known, when once the flow OF milk
has shruuk, it is very difficult to get any
feed that will bring 1t back, so that even
the very nutritious seradella, while II
brought back the quality, was not able to
increase the quantity OF the milk. The
COW pea was dlsllked, at first, and but 20
pounds day was eaten of 1t for the first
two days, nevertheless it shows great fat
producing qualities, keeping the richness
of the milk to high standard y severe
frost during the first weeks feeding OF
the COW pea, killed the vines and brought
the experiment toa sudden close. The
results have been 80 favorable to the "v
folders, that the station will raise at'n
next year on larger scale. II miga, be
added here, that Mr.. Dewitt DAVIS ut
Chester, VT, raised some COW pea
on mis- farm, this summer, from seed
furnished by the station, and 1t produced
at the rate of l0lG tons of green fodder to
the acre, furnishing on a tenth of an acre
an abundant feed for nine COWS for five
weeks.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-02

Tho Wcpk,y Free Press frn3g
this date Is rcGOced one halt;
is now Only ONE DOLLAR "a
year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-02
Visitors Surprised! Buyers DELIGHTED!
FINE GOODS AND low PRICES DO THE WORK

the
1h 'l'h 1"s Clothing
from as ~ ftIt,
Ovcrcot
ls W. thcmi
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-02
cookies
ANTI BILIOUS
E2ElS, 6 -.

THE GREAT EN- GLISUREhIEDY
Tor Liver. Bile. indigestion. etc Tree from ~
tuEyi coutains only Iur" Veg, Lilir In leu ou'.-
Agent 4. y. tKlTrENVON Ne" 0rk,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-02
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

Potatoes are 20 cents peck and s0cents
A bushel Sweet potatoes are TO .
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-02
Striped aid Fancy ChGVi0tS. C2SSjl res
WORSTEDS, ETC,

n
du,r Do
lined hal
showing q $2r We
Boys and Children'S OverCOatS and Suitfngs.
only
olks hty
novelties Has Fur Cops Nkwclr The
in z c oil
CORtEk CHURCH AND COLLEGE STREET
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-08-20
T. NlCuOLSON's
PERSONAL.


Mr. Jno. +. Sedwick has returned
from Clifton.
Prof. j. NJ. Benish was in the city
yesterday.
Judge II. d. William, of Graham,
is in the city.
Mrs. j. +. Brinkerhotl j. sick from
very severe cold.
Mr.. Aymor Moore is back from
long trip in the west.
Mrs. Peter McClelland and Mrs. j.
II. Torbett leave today for glen Rose.
Rev. j. Il. Street is in the city as
delegate to the Uniyersaliet u ,socia-
ton.
DR.. G.. ID. Strecter left yesterday to
oin his family sgaiD, at Waukesha,
Wisconsin.
MIR. w. j. Becbe, who has been
spending several days ut Mt. Calm,
has returned.
Mis- Bessie Jones aud Miss Mollie
Fisher are spending few days at
Glcnrose.
Mrs. Il. q. ROM -avall has returned
iiblll ~ u ~ III iit lhANlNoN Va VIZ
Waco Female College.
Mr. Phil. b. McCourey, of san Saba,
is in the city in attendance on the
Cniversalist association.
MIR. j. w. Mahan aud children, OF
Tyler are visiting the family OF Mr..
w. w. Mahan, on Franklin street.
MIR. Z. w. Woodlief, Is at home
from long tour IN northern Texas
to spend a few days with his family.
Mr.. NJ. IL Harper left yesterday for
Kaufman, kaufman county, where he
will spend several weeks with his
mother.
\ brother of MIR. J. +. Boynton wa
in the city yesterday, enroutc homo
to Hamilton county from visit &c
Canada.
Mrs. a. O. Dewey left on Tuesday
evening for Plano, to join her husband
in attendance on the funeral of Mr.
| {. Z. Dewey, father Of Mr.. A. q
Dewey.
MIR. j. b. Morrow will start to,da,
t. Dallas. He is n brass FOUNDER O
the Western Union monopoly latel,
( witt Mau.g'r henderson and leave
with Il coca report.
Mr. T.. Hodge has returned iror
Galveston, and reports that ais vii
had another spell of fever, commenc
ing sunday evening, but that she i
now sufficiently improved to warran
his absence from her side. Her ad
dress is Bath avenue and Avenue {,
A. the Lehman House: II !
Boynton, Canadian Ranch; J w stu
art, W a Patrick, Marlin; j II lligder
II l.ouls, Miss Hattie Trice, + ]
Hardin, Phil Caldwell, Henry Pickle,
Waco; w A Poage, New York;
Strother, Lorena; a II Calhoun, ;
Louis; j T Brown, Lampssas; Chas
Corbin, j Il Newton, Baltimore; job
Burkett, Ind; + Tromuer, Paris
AT the New McClelland: w
Davis, Dublin; Oscar w Rhode Ncy
York; NJ & Spence, Wsco;R IL Pat
rick, Edaloy; Gen Ross, County; j
> Doris. Ii ~ 4 & Ry; a II COIN, City
: DR. " + sanford, and wife Wac,
= J b Gilmer, City; Is 5 Castles
; II Shsmsn, Chicago; Park John on
Cincinnati Ohio; Billy Simpson, Da
las; j b Cameron, Texas; NJ Bonds
Corsicana; w II Sammecks, Texa.
Dick Winson, La; NJ y Banks, Da
las.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-08-20

chance. At the calsboC ST.. the pris
oner made ms last squirt aud it took
three or four men 10 get him i'm.
Waddel went back satisfied lie
had had chance TO exercise his mus
c.es all the way from the dcpo. to the
cslsboose, and felt better And he
bad landed bis fish.
Mr.. Price T. in the city and or,
gaullng for the Juvenile opcrctta.
prince Charming Parents who
have children they will permit 10 take
part III the opera, will please bring
them to Armorv Hall this evening at
, o'clock. The first rendition OF the
opera Is to Toe given for the benefit of
the Episcopal church.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-08-20

1t is surprising how cheap teas are
AT the grocery house ofJoe ;. Thomp-
son, corner Fourth and Franklin
streets. Gunpowder or Japan, AT %
cents; Japan Oolong, % cents, Japan
Nibbs at % cents; very fine mixed,
for iced tea, rs cents. The prices arc
surprising for the qualities of the
teas, surprising anything OF the Kind
ever known to Waco buyers.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-08-20

s'uS' pa'". ,iiv" einfuuu- niYer nsgutntor
and my condition mas improved so much that
hardly ever fee any ofmy old trouble, and
then very slightly. and am satisfied that shat
b. entirely cured. would not take thousand,
OF dollars for my Improvement"
W JoHNsoS, Express Agent.
Notice the trade marx ~ Ia red on front o
wrapper. Best guarantee 70 the buyer
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-08-20

The Importance " purifying likelihood can
not he oycrcsiImatcd, for without puro
blood yOu cannot enjoy good health.
At this season nearly every On, needs a
good medicine To purify, Ntalze. aud zurich
the blood, and Hoods SarSap3r.ua is worthy
your confidence. 1t Is peculiar IN that 1t
strengthens and builds up thcsystcm. creates
an appetite, and tones the digestion, whlo
1t cradicatcs disease. GiycuAtrH.
Hoods Sarsaparlla is sold yaldugci,ts.
Prepared by {. /. Hood * Co, Lowell. Mass
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-08-20
THE NATIONAL UNION.
Accidental InSuTanCCUpOn hClIOSt ApprOyedP Plan

OFFICE CORNER THIRD AND FRANKLIN STREETS WACO rpA5
R. B. PARROT President =. Ir0S DUCElN Secretary
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-08-20

who Will |
gress, | an
nlents will
WORKING o
possess a.
was to |
ter how |
be, the md
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-08-20
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The Opelousas courier., 1887-09-17
Measles.

A child with measles should be put te
bed in a well-ventilated room with /;
temperature of about 70 deg. Fair
While warmth is essential, it is a mistake
to wrap up patients in numberless
blankets, and thus induce facilitating
perspiration. A very mild case will re-
quire no medicine at all, except, perhaps
a slight sedative if the cough is trouble
some. All medical treatment that may
be necessary had better be left to the
doctor; if this were done complications
would be less frequent. A simple milk
diet is the best, with toast and some
farinaceous food if desired. The patient
should be kept in the sick room for a
week after the cessation of fever, and not
allowed to go out of doors for fully three
weeks or a month. In this way the com
plications due to cold may be avoided.
Finally, a child after recovery from
measles should be guarded to see that its
constitution has not suffered. Tonic
treatment or change of air may stop such
a change at the tart.-[Health and
Home.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-09-17

Tothe woman who begins right the lot
of a matron will be a happy one; but the
average young woman does not begin
right, says a writer in the New York
Star. She begins by being ~furiously in
love, and the very warmth Of her emo
ton causes it to cool very quickly. She
begins by imagining that Benedict means
all the world to her, and she to him,
only to find out that she shares his heart
with billiards, race horses and other lux
'lries. The wise woman recognizes this,
and concludes not to be as disappointing
as his other loves-not to require as
much delicate nursing as does a billiard
ball, nor to 60 lame in mind or body, as
a favorite racer is likely to do. Not to
let Benedict know her plans too entirely
and SO she will not get to be an old story
&c ohm. A man is very human; he likes
his wife to be like the French feuilleton,
worth having after each chapter, ssTo be
continued in our next Women are apt
to forget this, and only remember that
marriage is an episode rather than an
event; a very great difference exists be-
tween them.-a Bab.n
The Opelousas courier., 1887-09-17
The Mould ofFoTrn.

think 4 have told before Of the never
dying rage for dresses that fit as though
they were a part Of the flesh. A man
milliner, q Frenchnan, has arrived here
with q new system 81 s.giving fits, > flaw
less fits. This is the way he does it, as
! was told by n Of his subjects: His
wife takes the customers measures very
carefully, cuts q shape out Of clinging,
felt-like cloth, overs it with & thin
layer Of wadding and fits it on with the
most painstaking care. It must not have
SO much as the intention of q wrinkle in
It. When this process IS completed the
Frenchman himself comes in, examines
i, pronoaInees upon il, and, perhaps,
orders it taken up here or Let out there.
When these alterations are made to suit
him he brings in 4 paiIof s~moking-hot
wax and a brush and calmly goes to
work and paints the newly-ifted waist.
I'll over. Meantime, and forsome future
time, the subject must stand still. she
must not move Y shoulder until The coat
ING i perfecfly dry. The whole process
lakes about two hours When 1t Is cor
Guided Che subject ii worn IL the
bone' but she will never have ID be
iittsd aggaiI-not unless her figure
Hhau0eS Ii great deal Narrs ;s.@* xEa4
The Opelousas courier., 1887-09-17
Borinq the Ears.

DIR. Samuel Sexton of New York. com
municates a lengthy paper to the New
York Medical Record upon the injuries,
often lifelong and sometimes fatal. which
result from the practice of ''boxing the
ears" as a mode of punishment. Nearly
all blows upon the side Of the head NAV
lnjure the ear, and thus range themselves
under this category. The custom of ear
boxing is OF long standing; thus, accord
ing to ancient writers, the classical
boxer regarded the ear as the most vrl-
nerable part for the infection of a blow
with the deadly cestus. But, later on.
early Christianity aimed a blow against
this pagan custom, and with unfinching
fortitude the non-combatant, when
smitten upon one cheek, merely pre-
sented the other to the still persistent
advocate of corporal punishment. And
it is due to this kindly example that
custom no longer sanctions the practice.
though the principle upon which it was
founded may have been almost for
gotten.
But a great amount of needless and
brutal punishment is still inflicted in this
way, not only by pugilists and contest
ants generally, but also by teachers.
parents, and Others who find that a punch
about the ears is generally a painful and
most effectual means of chastisement,
The Opelousas courier., 1887-09-17
THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN.
Advice For. Hot EDavs.

It would be far better for all in good
health, whether they live active o.
sedentary lives in the hot season, tc
largely forego the use of meat, eating il
at least no oftener than once a day, and
very many car safely exclude it entirely
from their diet during the summer
months. Eggs and fish are among the
most admirable substitutes; vegetables
and fruits in season are really essential
to man, and if he subsists largely upon
them he will not only suffer much less
from the heat, but will enjoy far better
health during warm weather. Alcohol
ic stimulants are even more hurtful in
that period than in the cool months.
Beer drinkers viii do well to substitute
claret or medoc for their favorite tip
pie, or what is still better, to live for
the next three months, at least, strictly
temperate lives.-[Boston Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-09-17
For "a Wedding Present.

The leading society papers are just
now overlooking with enthusiasm over
the cleverness of somebody original
enough to give a bride a side saddle for
a wedding present, a thing, which as she
was an excellent horsewoman, pleased
her greatly, besides having no duplicate
in all her array of gifts. Similar pres
ents were often given to royal and noble
brides in the day when riding was a
necessity, and not an amusement; but of
late years they do not suggest them
selves when kinsfolk and friends are
puzzling yer the awful question,
"What shall we give her?"-[Argonaut.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-09-17
Preserving Cut Flowers.

Cut flowers may be preserved fresh, it
is said, for a long time in the following
amer Get a glass shade and place it
on a non-porous vessel to form a stand;
put water round the bottom to keep the
shade alright, then procure fresh cut
blossoms, put them in water immedi-
ately, drop into the water in which the
flowers are placed a small quantity of
spirit Of chloroform, and place the shade
over them at once. The flowers thus
treated, soma writer says, win keep fresh
for months, but one should hardly expect
they would be in a very fresh condition
after their four weeks confinement, but
the new preserving process is worth try
ing. Care should be taken to have all
in readiness. As soon as the chloroform
is put in, place the shade over them,
and water always kept round the bot
tom. A large soup plate would do for
this.